Book Awards & Distinctions
for Christian Robinson
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 116 Total Book Awards
Last Stop on Market Street (16)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
Anna Dewdney Read Together Award, 2017-2024
Finalist, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2015
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Commended, 2016
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2016
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2015
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2015
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2016
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone (13)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2024
Nonfiction Winner, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2022
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2022
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2022
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2022
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Winner, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
Milo Imagines the World (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2024
Fiction Winner, 2022
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2021
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2024
Younger Readers Winner, 2022
Another (8)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2019
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2019
School's First Day of School (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
Carmela Full of Wishes (7)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2018
When's My Birthday? (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2018
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2017
Something, Someday (6)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2024
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2023
You Matter (6)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
Gaston (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2014
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
Leo: A Ghost Story (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2015
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2024
Selection, 2018
The Dead Bird (2)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills (2)
Just in Case You Want to Fly (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2020
Little Penguins (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
Los deseos de Carmela (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2019
Twenty Questions (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Rain! (1)
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2014